.031 dykes - Page 2

Ed McLawhorn Jr. · 11-08-2013, 10:39 AM

Thanks everyone. At least I have some possibilities to check out.

Ed

Mike Taylor 3601 · 11-08-2013, 12:04 PM

Dykes rings maybe outdated,but I still like them.
Mike Taylor 3601

Rich Biebel · 11-08-2013, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Far more. And more than his pistons are worth, as he said. The only place I'd trust to do the machine work is Rebco, and I'm pretty sure it would be very expensive. Ring groove tolerances are held far closer than 99.9999999% of shops can measure, below 0.0000".

Dykes rings are not that expensive, they're just relatively outdated.

We cut our own grooves on a lot of pistons and really had no way to get a super tight ring groove to ring tolerance.......We had what we had.....and ran them that way.....

Greg Hill · 11-08-2013, 05:12 PM

I know some fast cars that still have dykes rings.

DBi Racing · 11-08-2013, 06:37 PM

Call Don Lent at MAHLE (the former Sealed Power). If he can't find what your looking for I know he can find a ring set that you will like.

Work: 231-724-1897

Bill Lent (Yes, his son!)
O/SA 3158

Alan Roehrich · 11-08-2013, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Adger Smith

Alan,
Don't call the ring that most A/fuel teams use "Out Dated"
Why didn't you just say they aren't used by most S/SS engine builders?

Relatively outdated. For the task in question.

No one mentioned anything about an A/Fuel dragster.

Ed McLawhorn Jr. · 11-08-2013, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBi Racing

Call Don Lent at MAHLE (the former Sealed Power). If he can't find what your looking for I know he can find a ring set that you will like.

Work: 231-724-1897

Bill Lent (Yes, his son!)
O/SA 3158

Thanks Bill, May give him a call....

Ed

Jody Lang · 11-09-2013, 02:55 AM

Try Gregg Luneak at Tri City Competition

Lee Valentine · 11-09-2013, 07:42 AM

Just got two sets from perfect circle through Liberty engine parts. Still in their race rings catalog.

JRyan · 11-09-2013, 02:50 PM

Ed Jr.,

Don't worry about the .031 Dykes ring being a a worthy piece for your 283. Ours Olds would still run in the 10's at 120 mph (on kill) in SS/NA after 275 runs on the Dykes rings.

Oh! They were a special set made by Gregg Luneak and were 5/64 " rings rather than the common 1/16 " rings because nobody makes a 3.865 Moly 1/16" ring anymore. All that was available at the time were the 5/64" rings. They weren't supposed to work, but obviously they do.

Jerry

11-08-2013, 10:39 AM	#11
Ed McLawhorn Jr. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 306 Likes: 3 Liked 19 Times in 17 Posts	Re: .031 dykes Thanks everyone. At least I have some possibilities to check out. Ed

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Mike Taylor 3601 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somerset,Ky Posts: 1,372 Likes: 358 Liked 308 Times in 103 Posts	Re: .031 dykes Dykes rings maybe outdated,but I still like them. Mike Taylor 3601

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Greg Hill VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Louisville , KY Posts: 1,995 Likes: 69 Liked 279 Times in 68 Posts	Re: .031 dykes I know some fast cars that still have dykes rings. __________________ Greg Hill 4171 STK

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DBi Racing Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 23 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: .031 dykes Call Don Lent at MAHLE (the former Sealed Power). If he can't find what your looking for I know he can find a ring set that you will like. Work: 231-724-1897 Bill Lent (Yes, his son!) O/SA 3158

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Jody Lang Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 306 Likes: 28 Liked 89 Times in 28 Posts	Re: .031 dykes Try Gregg Luneak at Tri City Competition

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Lee Valentine Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brookfield, CT Posts: 708 Likes: 13 Liked 319 Times in 68 Posts	Re: .031 dykes Just got two sets from perfect circle through Liberty engine parts. Still in their race rings catalog. __________________ Lee Valentine 1661 STK

11-09-2013, 02:50 PM	#20
JRyan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 645 Likes: 30 Liked 112 Times in 31 Posts	Re: .031 dykes Ed Jr., Don't worry about the .031 Dykes ring being a a worthy piece for your 283. Ours Olds would still run in the 10's at 120 mph (on kill) in SS/NA after 275 runs on the Dykes rings. Oh! They were a special set made by Gregg Luneak and were 5/64 " rings rather than the common 1/16 " rings because nobody makes a 3.865 Moly 1/16" ring anymore. All that was available at the time were the 5/64" rings. They weren't supposed to work, but obviously they do. Jerry